Up the Fury - Behind Every Mind (Detonate Records)
Review by: Jordan A. Baker
Source: www.pastepunk.com

As part of the current Long Island Hardcore "board of leadership," along with CRIME IN STEREO, THIS IS HELL, and CAPITAL, the 'FURY are the closest to a conventional hardcore band of the grouping. With barely a trace of metal in their sound, and a forceful vocalist who spits his words out with hefty coating of snot and indignation, UP THE FURY choose the straight-path, and don't mess around. The one word you'll hear repeatedly used to describe Behind Every Mind is angry. This isn't "oh noes! they're out of tomatoes at the salad bar" angry, this is defeatist, downtrodden, and disaffected angry. The is the good stuff - the kind of rotten, foul-smelling, festering plate of emotions that leaves the band and listener alike limp and dizzy from the 25 minute intake. Musically, UP THE FURY (who happen to feature current and former members of CRIME IN STEREO, THIS IS HELL, and THE BACK UP PLAN), remind me a bit of the old-school tilt of Rhode Island's VERSE and early HOPE CONSPIRACY, especially in the breakdowns, with a more melodic vocal approach. The breakdowns are fast and furious, and thankfully lapse before excessive browbeat chugging sets in. A handful of listens are required before the band's subtle hooks, gang vocals, and song blueprints sink in, but once Behind Every Mind feels familiar, its a wild, knock-out-punch kind of ride.

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Up the Fury - Behind Every Mind (Detonate Records)
Review by: Isaak
Source: www.saveyourscene.com

I’ve been waiting for this with great anticipation. This is a new band from Long Island with members of This Is Hell and Crime In Stereo. They just released their debut full length named “Behind every mind” on Connecticut’s Detonate Records, the record label of the singer of the pretty known old school kids in Signs Of Hope.

Musically UTF remind me a lot of Life Long Tragedy, This Is Hell and The Suicide File. They mix old school hardcore, with some rock ‘n’ roll riffs, a lot of melancholic melodies and intense vocals. Lyrics are interesting and well written, mostly melancholic (see, “My Southaven” for example). They also include a Bukowski quote.

Production and artwork are also pleasing and suitable for what the band does. All in all this is a really nice debut. The band has already made some US and Canadian tours and shared the stage with many bands from Blacklisted to Bane. More and more bands come out playing that style but Up The Fury seem to have what it takes to stand out.

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Up the Fury - Behind Every Mind (Detonate Records)
Review by: Tim Scott
Source: www.screamingbloodymess.com

Burly and angry hardcore from the suburbs of Long Island, these guys like in all good punk rock hardcore bio explain how they feel they are social outcasts but hope to bring truth and honesty with their music. I’ve read that same bio I think around 380 times now. But the music itself saves them from a played out message. Songs such as ‘My Southaven’ and ‘Get Gully’ prove that they have more original ideas than their bio suggests